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The gusts were part of a storm system that shut down a Lake MI pier in Grand Haven and prompted Muskegon officials to block off part of a street for fear of flooding from waves. Nine high school football games throughout the area were moved from Friday to Thursday last week due to inclement weather threats, and games in the tri-state area have been affected by weather three of the last six weeks.
This storm has the potential to produce power outages. A Metra spokesman said the issue was likely weather related.
As with any pending storm, stay ahead of the game by downloading the FREE WHIO weather app.
A powerful area of low pressure will bring move out of the Four Corners region and across the Central Plains an in to the Midwest on Wednesday.
As of 5:30 a.m. Friday, 3,307 PSE customers were without power. Once it passes, however, those winds will return in full force out of the west on Thursday.
A High Wind Warning means that a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring in the area. The warning is especially important for pickups with campers, motor homes, vehicles pulling trailers and enclosed semi-truck trailers. Chance of rain 40%. Wind speeds will be between 20 and 35 miles per hour with gusts as high as 45 miles per hour. The high temperature will be about 49.
THURSDAY: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 9am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9am and 10am, then a chance of showers after 10am.
Aside from damage, high wind left more than 25,000 customers without power.
Thursday: Mostly Cloudy with Showers Likely. Northwest wind 14 to 18 miles per hour, with gusts as high as 28 miles per hour.
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Throw in the fact that we have a warm front forecast to sweep across Montana’s plains on Saturday and Sunday and we can safely say we are expecting a nice warm up as the weekend approaches. Temperatures will remain in the low 40s, and the clouds will clear after midnight. A chance of showers Wednesday night.
